>Ralph Martin wrote: >though, may I respectfully call your attention the fact that the US is >still the biggest consumer market in the world. Any manufacturer desiring >to do more business surely has to look to this market and have the >know-how and financial means to capture a piece of it. > >The questions are as follows:: >Are piano manufactureres going the way of the small grocery store in the >US? What I mean is, are three or four of the large corporate structures >gradually "eating up" or purchasing the smaller companies until they are >no more? That is exactly what you also see happening in Germany. Former West German companies purchasing former East German companies or only buying the name. >The second question: >Can a smaller, top quality, piano manufacturer survive and prosper in the >coming years? Yes I believe they will. But more and more they are assembling piano parts, made in factories owned by big companies. Michiel van Loon mvanloon@xs4all.nl Meppel Nederland
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